First Love

| ERICA’S POV|

Come on. Walk faster.

I chanted over and over again. Sun has already settled and to say that I am afraid would be an understatement. I never liked darkness but this little one story cafe was the only place where I found peace and calm. Although I first accepted the job only for money but soon, I started loving how I can perfectly make a coffee and cupcakes. People loved them and when they complimented, I feel like I am good for something although this feeling isn’t permanent but still.

Today was a blunder. That Casanova pig had done everything to get on my last nerves. What the fuck does he think of himself? I don’t why he’s doing all this? What does he wants from me?

I am not pretty at all. I am nothing compared to all the beautiful ladies he’s surrounded by. He’s a charmer, everything a woman would ever wish for but I am unable to figure out his real motive behind whatever happened today.

I may have said to him that he’s after me just because he wants to bed me but why would he? I am not like all those gorgeous women whom he had sex with.

Jesus!

Why can’t I live my life peacefully? I need to collect money so that I can save my baby brother’s life and for that I’ve to work hard instead of wasting my time, thinking about that asshole pig.

I wonder if Stefan was alive, would he still thinks I am beautiful? Off course he would. Although I don’t why he loved an ugly face like me but still.

” I love you Stefan, I will forever.” I mumbled under my breath and sighed.

How pathetic my life is. I’ve nothing to be happy about except my little brother. Now all I wish is to try my best and give him the perfect life which I never had.

” Erica.” A thick, husky voice echoed.

I knitted my eyebrows in confusion and turned my head. It was quite dark though but curse to my destiny, in front of me was that pig.

Alas! Why always me?

When he offered me to drop home, I somehow managed to escape from the back door so that I can avoid this Bastard. But no! Here he is.

Rolling my eyes, I turned back and decided to take a step further but before that could happen, he held my wrist.

” I told you not to walk alone.” He hissed.

I clenched my jaw and tried to remove my wrist from his grip but all in vain.

” And do tell me exactly when you said that.” I defended.

In a swift moment, he came face to face with me. I searched his face in an attempt to figure out his intentions but all I got was a blank face.

Okay, wow.

” Right now.” He shrugged his shoulders.

This is insane. Am I dreaming or what? Why all of sudden this billionaire is acting as if he’s interested in me when the world’s know about his interests with women. He needs them for sex and nothing much. I don’t know why all the stupid women falls for this pathetic piece of shit, I mean The Player Max Costello.

He blinked his eyes and gestured towards his car. I gave him bored look which clearly stated that I don’t want to go with him.

” Either come with me or let’s both of us stay here all night.” He said.

All of sudden, my frustration went to it’s peak. That’s it, enough.

What does he think of himself? He maybe a charming billionaire but for me he’s nothing but a pig.

” Leave my hand.” I clenched my fist and tried to pull my wrist out of his hold.

” You want your job in that small cafe, right?” He whispered, in a flat tone.

And just like that, my every strength went back and replaced by a wave of weak emotions dominated by fear.

I couldn’t afford to loose my job. I’ve to take care of Alex.

I pressed my lips into a thin line and without saying a single word in reluctance, I nodded my head in defeat.

He has power and I am very sure that he can easily take my job away from me.

He let my hand go and silently I followed him to his car. After we sat, he passed me a huge smile. I took few seconds to admire his smile. Media calls him Sex God but his smile wasn’t of any strong word like that instead it was cute, revealing his dimples like little kids.

Jeez. Erica, are you crazy or what? Since when you started finding cuteness in a pig?

I rolled my eyes at my immature thoughts and decided to look forward before he finds me staring at him.

He turned on the radio and started whistling as the song started.

Things were all good yesterday

And then the devil took your memory

And if you fell to your death today

I hope that heaven is your resting place

I heard the doctors put your chest in pain

But then that could have been the medicine

And now you’re lying in the bed again

Either way I’ll cry with the rest of them

As the lyrics started invading in my head, a nausea hit me. All the memories of Stefan started flooding back.

His accident. How he wished to be alive in his last few hours of life and how he whispered ‘I love you’ when he was taking his last few breaths.

My heart sank and everything went silent. Tears started consuming my eyes and for a second, I started imagining being with Stefan in this car. He was passing me a bright smile and whispering something inaudible. He was going to leave me soon, forever. The only person who loved me despite of my look was going to leave me.

” Erica? You okay?” Stefan asked me.

I blinked tears away and held his hand. ” No, I am not.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

” What happened?” He whispered, softly.

” I don’t want you to leave me.” I added.

” Huh?” He raised his eyebrows in confusion.

” I don’t want to live without you, Stefan.” And this time, I burst out into tears.

” Oh…” He whispered.

My eyes started getting heavy and next I know was blackness consumed me.

***

A sharp headache hit me as I woke up. It had taken me few seconds to blink and realize that I was in my room. Relief washed over me but that wasn’t for too long. Suddenly Max’s face appeared and that was enough for me to loose it all again.

” What the fuck are you doing here, in my house?” I screamed.

He said nothing but held a concerned face which soon turned into anger.

” Why aren’t you taking your medications prescribed by Mayra?” He asked.

What’s exactly his problem? Why does he care about me taking medicines or not?

” I asked something, didn’t I?”

I rolled my eyes and decided to keep my mouth shut. I doesn’t owe him anything to answer his every questions.

And about medicines, I forgot to take them regularly.

” Get out of my house, right now.” I added, bluntly.

And how does he knows about my home? God! He’s more creeper than I think. I should do my best to avoid him like a plague.

” Your job or medicines?” He sat on the bed and passed me all my medicines along with a glass full of water.

I hate you, Max Costello. I fucking hate you!

You’re way worse than I’ve ever thought.

I gulped the medicines down my throat and without wasting a single second, I pointed towards the door. “Now get out from here.”

” Do you live here all alone?” He asked with a smile.

Pig.

“Get out, right now before I call the cops.”

He laughed a little. ” Sure, why not but do tell what are you gonna say that a sexy billionaire is in your house forcing you to take your medicines?”

I clicked my tongue in frustration.

” Look my headache is getting worse, so please do me a favour and leave.”

He stared at me for few seconds before deciding to get out of my house.

As he left, I took a deep breath.